What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38442 and 38459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38442 and 38459 is 1.

GCF(38442,38459) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38442 and 38459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38442 and 38459.

How to find the GCF of 38442 and 38459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38442 and 38459. After we will calculate the factors of 38442 and 38459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38442

Prime factors of 38442 are 2, 3, 43, 149. Prime factorization of 38442 in exponential form is:

38442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38459

Prime factors of 38459 are 38459. Prime factorization of 38459 in exponential form is:

38459 = 38459¹

Step-3: Factors of 38442

List of positive integer factors of 38442 that divides 38442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 149, 258, 298, 447, 894, 6407, 12814, 19221

Step-4: Factors of 38459

List of positive integer factors of 38459 that divides 38442 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38442 and 38459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38442 and 38459 is 1.

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